eldertongue

Modern English → Old English

Old English word for veil

5 headwords match “veil”, ranked by the scoring in the data pipeline. The five strongest follow; heolstor ranks first.

  1. 1

    heolstor

    score 11

    noun

    veil — darkness, veil, covering

  2. 2

    waghrægl

    score 9

    noun

    veil — a veil, as found covering the entrance of the Holy of Holies

  3. 3

    wagrift

    score 8

    noun

    veil — curtain

  4. 4

    rift

    score 6

    noun

    veil — a veil; curtain; cloak

  5. 5

    wimpel

    score 6

    noun

    veil — a veil, an article of women's dress; a covering for the neck, a cloak, a hood

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